First's for watch manufacturers
Timex, founded in 1854, began as the Waterbury Clock Co of Waterbury, Connecticut.
One of the first Timex-branded watches, a Marlin, was introduced in the 1950's, used a new movement that replaced jewels with long-wearing bearings, making it far less expensive than Swiss watches, yet more durable and easier to produce. By the 1960's, Timex was the most popular watch brand in the country, known for the famous slogan: Timex - It Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking.
showed the hours, minutes, and seconds, but also had a unique function that could automatically determine the number of days in a month and whether or not the current year was a leap year.
The Seiko name was adopted in 1924 with the introduction of its first wrist watch, the company was actually founded 43 years earlier by a clockmaker in Tokyo's Ginza District. Applauded for its accuracy and craftsmanship, the Seiko watch became a resounding success and by 1938, demand for the timepieces pushed yearly production to well over one million watches.
Dedicated to technology advancement and precise manufacture, the Seiko Company has repeatedly staked its reputation on performance, acting as the Official Timer of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sapporo, Barcelona, Lillihammer and Nagano.
TAG Edouard Heuer founded his workshop in 1860. His aim was to take time measurement more precise. The company has always been known for as the “avant-garde of watchmaking”, in terms of technology, the choice of materials or design.
Heuer’s watches have been patented for a chronograph mechanism first in 1882 onto the 1998 launch of the Kirium Ti5 in grade 5 titanium and carbon fiber; from the first chronograph measuring 100ths of a second (1916) to the first analog display quartz chronograph (1983), not forgetting the first automatic chronograph with a microrotor (1969).
Alain Silberstein's personal history has been rather unusual: this Parisian interior architect and designer by profession became a watch-architect in Besanson at the end of the 80's by creating his own watch company.
In his workshop on the banks of the Doubs river, Alain Silberstein creates and produces each year with the help of his 15 assistants, including 6 watchmakers, nearly 2,000 watches in four collections: sport, art, jewelry and medley.
In 1875, Jules-Louis Audemars (1851-1918), in order to cope with orders for luxury calibres emanating from the great watchmaking houses in Geneva, became officially associated with his childhood friend, Edward-Auguste Piguet (1853-1919).
He handled the technical management of the small company, while his associate took charge of sales and marketing aspects, travelling through many towns and subsequently continents to establish direct contact with connoisseurs.
Founded in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, this House boasts a famous and oft-repeated slogan: "Since 1735, there has never been a quartz Blancpain watch. And there never will be."
This bold statement, however, is more than just a slogan; it is a guiding principle of this unique company…a sincere dedication to excellence, which has earned Blancpain numerous accolades over the years.
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